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Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810) Mediterranean sand eel |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 17 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: including the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea, Portugal and Senegal. Has also been reported from southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Angola (Ref. 10813). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-59; Anal soft rays: 27-32; Vertebrae: 64-68. Ventrolateral skin-folds extending well beyond pectoral fins to anus. Lateral line branched. Back golden brown or greenish, belly silvery, head usually dark blue. | |||
| Biology: | Found over shell-gravel and coarse sand bottoms (Ref. 6450). Minimum depth from Ref. 122877. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||